From now on, the residents of the city of Lviv and the Lviv oblast do not have to undertake lengthy travels to receive diagnostic services they need as the new medical center Novo in Lviv will take care of them. The new medical facility was opened within the Lviv City Municipal Children’s Hospital and offers cutting-edge equipment, previously unavailable in the region.

The NOVO Medical Center at the Lviv Municipal Children’s Hospital opened on October 28, 2014. Prior to the opening ceremony, the sanctification of the new building was performed by the priests of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

On October 24, 2014, a seminar on healthcare PPPs was held at the NOVO medical center in Lviv. Over 70 participants attended the event, among them Tetiana Korotka, director of PPP Professional Services at USAID, Olexandr Maksymchuk, president of the Association of Charities of Ukraine, Iryna Mykytchak, vice-head of the Lviv Healthcare Department, Volodymyr Zub, head of the Healthcare Unit at the Lviv City Counci, healthcare providers from the city of Lviv and surrounding areas.

On November 6, 2014, the new medical center NOVO will be opened at the Lviv City Municipal Children’s Hospital. Equipped with the cutting-edge medical technologies, the center is a true gift to the community in the west of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian healthcare infrastructure will profit from substantial foreign investments, in case the government implements the necessary decisions. The Health Minister of Ukraine Oleg Musiy made this statement during the briefing titled “Ukrainian healthcare system – the launch of the renewal” on March 20.

The talks focused on the ways to work more efficiently with the fetal equipment transferred to the Institute by the fund. The participants outlined the possibilities to optimize the efficiency of the fetal equipment. The sides agreed to set up a working group to analyze the fetal protocol comprising experts from Kiev, Lviv and Odesa.

Entitled “Fetal therapy and surgery”, the lecture took place on November 4, 2013, at the Hall of the Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology in Kiev. The audience comprised not merely the institute’s staff members, but physicians from all over the country. Kateryna Yushchenko, Head of the Supervisory Board of Ukraine 3000, attended the event.

Dr. Ruben Quintero, renowned US physician, fetal therapy specialist, will give a lecture in Kiev at the Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology. The event is organized by Children’s Hospital of the Future and the Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Before his birth, Sashko was diagnosed with gastroschisis. Gastroschisis is a severe birth defect when the intestine and other abdominal organs protrude through a hole in the abdominal wall and spill out into the amniotic fluid around the fetus. This condition is a medical emergency. Some 10-15 years ago, mortality rate of gastroschisis in Ukraine was very high, up to 60-80%, in some regions up to 100%.

On this occasion, Children’s Hospital of the Future thanks all our friends and partners. Together we benefited Ukrainian healthcare services with modern equipment and provided Ukrainian physicians with an opportunity to increase their professional expertise. We will keep on improving healthcare services for mother and child.

It was due to the efforts of Bohdan Malaniak, his energy and enthusiasm that the International Healthcare Fellowship Program in partnership with Cedars-Sinai, Ukraine 3000, Children’s Hospital of the Future and the CAAU, came into being. Over 20 medical professionals from our country received training at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

The “Children’s Hospital of the Future” Foundation has the lowest administrative costs among charities with more than UAH 10 Million income, finds the National Rating of Charities 2012. In that year, only 5 percent of the fund’s budget was allocated to administrative expenditures.

The visit is part of the cooperation of “Ukraine 3000” and “Children’s Hospital of the Future” foundations and the California Association to Aid Ukraine. Dr. Tcherniantchouk is an active member of CAAU. In 2007, the organizations signed a memorandum to provide aid to Ukrainian medics and ensure their participation in the Residency Programs at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

For the first time in its history, the Institute obtained such much-needed equipment as video endoscopy systems, cytogenetic laboratory, the newest 3D /4D ultrasound machines, equipment for fetal surgeries, resuscitation equipment for neonatal and pediatric patients etc. Overall the Institute received over 25 equipment items which were installed and are operating in 5 departments.

“The Lviv hospital is one of the best among the hospitals we have been working with in the recent years. Truly dedicated professionals work here. We have been helping you for many years now and we are happy to see how efficiently you make use of our help. We hope to continue our cooperation in the coming years and for a long time”, said Kateryna Yushchenko addressing the audience.

From March 2013 a unique surgical unit is functioning at the Department of Thoracoabdominal Pediatric Surgery at the Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology. The electrosurgical coagulant (KLS Martin electrosurgical unit Maxium) was bought and suppolied for use by the “Children’s Hospital of the Future” Charitable Foundation.